http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Ryan Gauthier reports about Middletown, Ohio, the city government, business and Middletown residents just like you for The Middletown Journal newspaper. He wants your suggestions and questions for more news stories. Leave a comment here or e-mail Ryan. Quick news updates by e-mail Start your workday informed by signing up for our e-mail local news headlines and breaking news alerts. Sign up en-us rgauthier@coxohio.com 2010-03-12T08:39:53-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/03/12/planning_commission_tentativel.html A drive-through addition to a downtown gas station received preliminary approval from Planning Commission members, so long as the final design meets a handful of city requirements. The owner of the property, Yash Pal of Dayton, was granted tentative approval... 16930603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-03-12T08:39:53-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/03/10/councilman_stable_at_atrium_me.html Anyone following our updates on the health of 1st Ward Councilman Jim Armbruster might be interested to know he is now classified as stable. I just spoke with his son, Matthew, who wouldn’t go into any details but said Jim... 16907003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-03-10T15:09:00-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/03/05/signal_work_will_close_section.html The stretch of Central Avenue between Clinton and Broad streets will be closed Monday, March 8 for repairs to a traffic signal, according to city staff. Westbound traffic will be routed from Clinton Street to Manchester Avenue, then on to... 16853303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-03-05T10:45:18-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/02/25/community_foundation_offering.html A total of $1,500 in funding is currently up for grabs for arts organizations in the greater Middletown area. The Middletown Community Foundation is soliciting applications for grant money from two funds aimed at supporting the performing arts. The David... 16773503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-02-25T11:20:00-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/02/19/middletown_to_accept_housing_a.html Local residents hoping to get on the waiting list for Section 8 housing assistance will be able to apply early next month. The Middletown Public Housing Agency will begin accepting applications for assistance from Monday through Friday during the weeks... 16713603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-02-19T10:29:20-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/02/15/city_leaders_discuss_2010_fina_1.html Income tax collections so far this year are showing positive signs for the city, with $1.64 million taken in during the month of January. Compared to 2009 figures, the city is already nearly $250,000 ahead of this time last year.... 16667803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-02-15T09:49:18-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/02/01/councilman_calls_for_terminati.html Trouble appears to be brewing at the Middletown City Building, with newly-elected 2nd Ward Councilman A.J. Smith calling for the termination of Planning Director Marty Kohler. In an e-mail sent to City Manager Judy Gilleland, Smith criticized Kohler’s comments at... 16533403@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-02-01T16:25:58-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/01/29/city_fop_reach_tentative_agree.html The city of Middletown has reached a tentative agreement with its police department for labor contracts running through 2012. While the deals still need to receive approval from City Council members Tuesday, Feb. 2, they would see patrol officers, sergeants... 16515003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-01-29T17:21:21-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2010/01/29/more_than_12m_in_cash_seized_f.html Approximately $1.2 million was reportedly seized from a popular Middletown bar during a search for illegal gambling machines on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Julie Hinds, spokeswoman with the Ohio Investigative Unit, said law enforcement officials were “surprised” to find such a... 16507503@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2010-01-29T10:40:15-05:00 rgauthier@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/29/candidates_issues_to_be_discus.html MIDDLETOWN — The Second Ward Community Council and the Middletown unit of the NAACP will host a candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. today at the Middletown Community Center, 800 Lafayette Ave. Middletown City Council candidates and city issues will be... 15457003@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-29T12:12:45-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/29/welcome_to_middletown_politics.html A.J. Smith, a candidate for the 2nd Ward seat on Middletown City Council received an expensive lesson in local politics. Several weeks ago, his opponent John Soppanish, filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission concerning the use of photographs... 15456903@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-29T12:02:09-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/21/timing_is_everything.html Councilman David Schiavone raised a concern Tuesday, Oct. 20 during the board meeting of the Middletown Public Housing Agency about the amount of money that would be spent to hire a firm to do inspections of the city’s Section 8... 15330803@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-21T04:17:11-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/08/voter_rejected_shrinking_counc.html State Sen. Gary Cates passed along a clipping from The Toledo Blade in which a proposal to restructure its City Council from 12 members to nine was defeated in a close election last month. The Blade said the defeat kept... 15150203@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-08T00:53:56-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/07/no_probable_cause_found_in_ele.html COLUMBUS — No probable cause was found in a complaint filed against A.J. Smith, a candidate for the open 2nd Ward seat on Middletown City Council. Mark McGinnis, a Columbus-based attorney who represented Smith during the hearing before a panel... 15141603@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-07T15:05:56-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/entries/2009/10/07/firefighters_union_announces_c.html The International Association of Fire Fighters Local 336, who represent Middletown’s firefighters are endorsing the following candidates for Middletown City Council. According to union president Jon Harvey, the following candidates winning their endorsement are incumbent Councilman Jim Armbruster in the... 15141303@http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/middletownnews/ Middletown 2009-10-07T14:48:17-05:00 erichter@coxohio.com